Sugar - Judas Cradle: A dismal song from the Bob Mould-led band from the early 90's.

Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax: The morning is starting to have a 90's misery feel to it.

Jay Reatard - Waiting for Something: Two weeks in a row for the loud, angry punk.

Pit Er Pat - Vultures Beware: For some reason the Random Eight is making me very happy today.

Sebadoh - Unseen Waste: One of those screaming wacky tracks that made this band lots of fun in the early days.

Alias - Sixes Last: One of those bands/tunes that I just have no recollection of purchasing or memory as to why it caught my attention. It is fun, though; kinda bouncy in a slow, methodical way.

The Crystal Method - Wild, Sweet and Cool: Quicker than the last song, but cut from a similar cloth.

Nuno Canavarro - Alsee: A short (and titled, which is actually rare) track of bips and boops from Plux Quba.

The Ex - IP Man: Let us start the morning with mania and noise.

Jay Reatard - Oh It's Such a Shame: One of my favorites from his short catalog.

Deerhoof - Running Thoughts: A bit more manic from Deerhoof than normal, but still true to their typical offbeat, compelling presentation.

The Paper Chase - My Death: Two weeks in a row from the creepy, dismal band that I enjoy immensely. Plus I never grow tired of minor-key piano riffs.

Genesis - Visions of Angels: Well, it was only a matter of time before the trend of hearing songs written and recorded this century ended.

Robyn Hitchcock - Freeze: I've probably stated before how I think the live Storefront Hitchcock captured Robyn at my favorite stage of his touring career; I saw him numerous times during this era and still remember the shows fondly.

Chainsaw Kittens - Bliss (We're Small): From the band's first album, Violent Religion, which I was extremely excited about years ago after playing to death a cassette of Tyson Meade's previous band, Defenestration. Since then, I've actually found another punkish band called Defenestration in a clearance CD bin; I guess it isn't a band name that lends itself well to extreme commercial success. Nevertheless, I've never been disappointed by the Kittens.

The Boomtown Rats - Blind Date: Not really the most memorable song from the Rats, but it doesn't stray from their bouncy sound.

Poor Ozzy. He hates the camera so.

I managed to get one shot of him where he isn't pulling his head away in terror, only to get a shot of his chin that happened to be full of blackheads that particular evening. Most of the shots look like Calvin & Hobbes family photo where Calvin is making a horrid face. How such a cute cat like Ozzy could look so unhappy?

Don't believe me?

The Locust - Halo Of Pubic Hair And Earwax Manufactured For The Champion In All Of Us: I suspect they just make up these titles to make people feel stupid when they have to write them in a random play post.

The Paper Chase - So, How Goes the Good Fight: A few years older than the band's really fun stuff, but still very miserable.

Archers of Loaf - Scenic Pastures: Great tune from the All the Nation's Airports album.

Stan Richardson - Shika No Tone: Take that, you noisy Locusts.

Rollerskate Skinny - Shallow Thunder: I back-followed this band through Kid Silver after really liking his Dead City Sunbeams album. This has a very similar feel; a little odder at times which is, of course, fine by me.

Black Dice - Gag Shack: One of the better "let's make a bunch of noise" bands out there today.

The Crystal Method - The Winner: One of the lesser inventive tracks from the band.

The Boomtown Rats - A Second Time: From the sometimes crazy and confusing world of bonus tracks.

Look me in the compound eye and tell me to leave.

Yo La Tengo - Stockholm Syndrome: A sign of mellower days to come from the band.

Yoshinori Sunahara - ROBOT: It's not Bender, but it is pretty close to what a robot would be if it were a song.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - By the Candle Light: Lengthy bouncy track from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's crossovers to pop / electro'ish genres.

The Locust - Practiced Hatred: A short, loud, screamy opposite of the last tune.

The Red Krayola - Pride: Another tiny tune, barely time to get the Krayola's typical groove going.

Genesis - In Your Wardrobe: The old Gabriel-sung weird tune that was probably the most accessible of all their prog-rock nuttiness.

Brian Tyler - Thank You Very Much: Bubba Ho-Tep returns.

Nico - Evening of Light: Mesmerizing track from The Marble Index.

I've seen more grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets this year than I have since I was a child. These have historically been my favorite insects, and it is great to look into a batch of weeds and see them hopping by the dozens.